Rail-joint box



W. C. MASON.

RAIL JOINT BOX.

APPLICATHJN min IMYfi. I920,

Patented June 29, 1920.

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Inventor fmwam a fiorney W. C. MASON.

RAIL JOINT BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, I920.

Patented June 29, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

s1; 11. II) 1 5 FR l 17 .1, r3 '1 t 1 1. 7 WILLIAM q. nespn og A BAn newYonx, gesta ion. I110 T nDAy'rpmMALLE- ABLE IRON COMPANY, OF DAYTON,OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OiiIO. l

RAIL-Junta 13bit.

Spec iiieation ,of Letters Patent.

Patented June 29,

To aZZ it may doncewz:

Be it known thz'tt I Written 0. MAshN, e citizeh ht the Uhiteh state-eet America, residing 'tt Alb-thy in the eeunt ht Albany and State hf NewYtstk; have inventedhew and useful Improvements in Reil 'Joint Boxes, ofWhihh th'e folToWing is a s'ltecification.

Refereheemey he heel te he :thcomp'anying drawings, and the referencecharacters marked thereon, which form hart of this specification.Similar ('haracteis refer to similar parts in the several fignrestherein.

This invention relates to means for proteeting and hehd'erihg readilacee'ss'ihle e in oint eenheetih together the nhighborint;- ends of teiltt 'ty teils laid in paved khor on" hfle, tt'hereby "a'b'oess ctn behfi'd to he rzti -join t-mechttnisni witholit Tem'ovihg or op'ehing 1115the neighhoiing pavement.

The ht-iheipall hhject of the invention is to permit reedyeecess totherail 'oiht, or tb the seeming b'olts he hits of the joint, Withoiit thenecessity htt'emdvin or opening u the sutrhuhdihg ptitvemen Oflii'robljects Will a pea in connection with t e to lowing rles'cription.

Figut'e 1 of the d'rttwings is'ti top plan view showing my im'lotovedtail-joint-box einbed'dedin e paved street in its epplicetion torail-joiht-oonneeted ends of two rail- Wey rhils.

Big. is a sirnilhr view with ehe of the cover-p fites t'filoved.

Fig. 3 is a yertieal longitl'ldihhl, section tiiken oh the bt'olt'enlihe 3'3 in Fig. 1.

Fi'g'. 4 is e vettieel te e eeetie t the eerie tttk'eh he the broken hhein Fi 1.

Fig. 5 is e View in side erevetieh of ehe 'ef the hover-151" tee. I

Fig. 6 is e v eh in side elevetieh of the holt and hiit foi' l'ohliihgthe ebter-plates 1h .eeitteh.

etehrihg he the amt-tinge wherein the, ttee ieh is sho'wh iii 'jeetee heform, p'hir ht tens, 1; tthd 2 ete eh heated te ether hd to the h e'tehi-jeiht hate-he fish-plates, s teh ee eeite eihee ht tht; tens ct"s's'ing the "hint th-etehetweeh; sine steered h ethe et 6th, 4, hteeihgthree the ens end ht fiPt's; and hiits, 5; fitti g; the fespective Therent are me uifihh rase-ties; e, the tent eta ties beihg emheaaeu 1h ttreet pavement, 7, which may be of {my known form.

My improved reil-joint-hox hits a body eo'fnprisihg a side wall, 8, andend walls, 9, wi h th end Walls ehhtti tigtilinst the sides ofthe Tails,1 ahd 2, at opposite ends of the rail-joint. Thebox-bo dy thus formedmay be sec irerl in position not only by the surrounding pavement butalso byspikes, l0, driven into the cross-ties, 6, in engagement with theflanged bottom-(ad e, 11, of the side Wall or end WiIllS or both.

The side Wall, 8, is formed with coverpletesnpportin' g members whichmay he of any known form and whivh I have shown in the form of lugs orflanges, 12, projecting inwardly from the side wall at a distance helowthe top of the side wall substantially eqn't'tl to the thickness of thecover-plates, 13.

The eove'r-pl'ates EHG hinged at their outer ends on the respective endwalls, 9, by means of lugs, 14, f rmed on the end Walls adapted toengage the respective notches, 1'5, ih the outer ehd's of the(over-plates.

The hinge-connection thus formed permits the cover-pl2ttes to he stvnndownwardly upon and upwardly :iway rohn the supporting members, 12.

The edge-portions otth'e eo'venp'l ates adjaeent to the rails are formedto en ege and rest upon the neighboring fish-pltte, 3, of therail-joint, so that when the Cover-plates are in horizontal positionthey ere snp orted eiehg their enter edges b" the meni hers, 12, on theside wall, 8, of he look, along their itiher 'e'tlges by theiieighboi'ih fishpl'ttte, 3, aiid 'at their outei' ehds by t erespective hinge-lugs, 14. l

T "e eeve'rletee the formed et their neig boring ends eaeh with arecess, 16, ithich recesses together term it bolt-aperture tidtfited toreceive the stem of e screw-bolt;

17, and the ee'verletee ere cohhtersnnk at 18, adjacent to the respetive recesses, 16, thus prhvtdihh e deptesei e er reee'ss adapted toi-eceiv'e the head of the bolt, 17.

he tz'otetlattes hate foi'me'cl on their time side 51th ecnt te therespective tecess'es, 1e; egs, 19; havijig their heighh hihg [shrte'eesHewett rely ftetgehteha hde ted to te'eete thete 'et'wee e wedgeeht edhut, 2d h tting th screvt-ljol 17.

y eheetevti t e belt, 17, the not, 20, cth he feteea detmwttd 'otit bfee tg'etheet with the divergent surfaces on the lugs, 19, untilsufficient play is provided to permit the inner ends of the covenplatesto be swung upwardly from their respective hinge-connections, 14 and 15,until, the cover-plates can be disengaged from the hinge-lugs, lzt, onthe end walls, 5), and removed from the box.

With the cover-plates thus removed, the

nuts, 5, on the rail-joint-bolts are readily accessible for tighteningor for removal, and if desired all of said nuts, 5, and the neighboringfish-plate, 3, can be removed for replacement or repair.

In replacing the cover-plates, their outer ends are hinged upon thelugs, 14, with the inner ends of the plates upwardly inclined asindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, with the bolt, 17, inserted in therecess, 16, between the plates, and the nut, 20, loosely applied to saidbolt.

he inner ends of the cover-piates are then forced downward until theplates assume a horizontal position, resting along their outer edgesupon the supporting members, 12, on the side wall, 1, and along theirinner edges upon the nei hboring fish-plate, 3.

The bolt, 1?, is then screwed up until the Wedge-shaped nut, 20, isdrawn tightly into engagement with the downwardly divergent surfaces onthe lugs, 19, whereby the coverplates are slightly spread into tightengagement with the hinge-lugs, 14, on the end walls, 9, and aresecurely locked together at their neighboring ends, whereby the coverplates are securely retained upon the box.

By the use ,of my improved box, access can readily be had to theneighboring nuts of the rail-joint connections whereby said nuts can betightened from time to time, and if desired the nuts and neighboringfish-plate can be entirely removed for replacement or repair, withoutinterfering in any manner with the surrounding pavement.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-is- V 1. In,a rail-joint-box, the combination with a body having a side wall withcoversupporting members, andtwo end walls; of a pair of coverplatesadapted to rest upon said cover-supporting members, said; coverplatesbeing hinged at their outer ends upon the respective end walls; and ascrew-connection between the inner ends of said coverplates.

2. In a rail-jointbox the combination with a body having a side wall.with coversupporting members, and two end walls; of

a pair otreven-plates adapted tomest upon said .cqvenslipportingmembers, said I coverpla tesgbemg hinged at their outer ends upon therespective end ,walls, andbemg provided.

at their innertends, with a countersunk boltaperture; and a bolt-and-nutconnection betwee h li ear s fi he .w erwp s said connection being.engageable with Said with the bolt passing through said bolt-aperture,and the outer member of the connection seated in said countersink.

3. In a rail-joint-box, the combination with a body having a side wallwith coversupporting members, and two end, walls; of a pair ofcover-plates adapted to rest upon said cover-supporting members, saidcoverplates being hinged at their outer ends upon the respective endwalls, and havin on their inner ends oppositely dispose downwardlydivergent surfaces; a wedgesha ed nut inserted between said divergentsur aces; and a bolt inserted between said cover-plates in engagementwith said nut with its head engageable with the outer side of thecover-plates.

4. In a rail-joint-box, the combination with a body having a side wallwith coversupporting members, and two end walls; of a pair ofcover-plates adapted to rest upon said cover-supporting members, saidcover-plates being hinged at their outer ends upon the respective endwalls, and having on their inner ends oppositely disposed downwardlydivergent surfaces, and being provided adjacent to said surfaces with acounter-sunk bolt-aperture; a wedge-shaped nut inserted between saiddivergent surfaces; and a bolt inserted through said bolt aperture inengagement with said nut, with thlilsk head of the bolt seated in saidcounter- S1 5, The combination with a pair of rails connected end to endby a rail-joint; of a rail-joint-boX-body having a side wall withcover-smaporting members projecting inwardly therefrom, and two endwalls adapt ed to abut against the rails at opposite ends of said joint;a pair of cover-plates adapted to rest upon said cover-supportingmembers and upon a member of the rail-joint, sai cover'plates beinghinged at their outer ends upon the respective end walls; and ascrewconnection between the inner ends of said coverlates.

he combination with a pair of rails connected end to end by arail-joint; of a rail-joint-box-body having a side wall withcover-supporting members and two end walls at opposite ends of saidjoint; a pair of cover-plates adapted to rest upon said cover-supportingmembers, and upon amember of the rail-joint, said cover-plates beinghinged at their outer ends upon the respective end walls, and having ontheir inner ends oppositely disposed downwardly divergent surfaces; aboltfandmut-connection between: said cover-plates, one member ofwedge-she ed and 7. The combinatienwith a .airyof r ils connected en toend by a rai o1nt;-o a rail-joint-box-body,having a side wall-"with arrup t n mem r a d We; a

ivergent; sun aces.

walls at opposite ends of said joint; a pair of cover-plates adapted torest upon said cover-supporting members, and upon a aperture inengagement with said nut, with member of the rail-joint, saidcover-plates the head of the bolt seated in said counterbeing hinged attheir outer ends upon the resink.

speetive end walls, and having on their inner In testimony whereofl Ihave hereunto 15 ends oppositely disposed downwardly diverset my handthis 30th day of April, 1920.

gent surfaces, and being provided with a countersunk bolt-aperture; aWedge-shaped WILLIAM C. MASON.

nut inserted between said divergent sur- 10 faces; and a bolt insertedthrough said bolt- M m-war

